marcop300
04-13-2010, 06:58 PM
I was on craigslist to buy ONE 4 wheeler. So I goto hi house and look at the Raptor 80, that ran perfect and that is what i wanted. So then he showed me a Pw50 (needs just a little work), I made sure the PW had a spark, because it does not need a battery to turn over..etc. anyway. I like that too. So then he showed me a LT80, it did not turn over, I even had a extra battery with me (it did not have a pull start). I wanted sooo bad for it just to show me a spark. It did not. Anyway.. I bought all 3. yes, wife did not like that. I know many of you have done the same thing. lol.
so I fix up the PW50, and the Rap 80 (new sparkpulgs, oil, carb rebuilds, gas..etc) they all work PERFECT.
Now for my Story. So I start troubling shooting the LT. Find out that I needed a start. Man was that hard with out the manual. anyway got it off then hooked it up to 12V.. Nothing. So then I order one. it came in and then i tested it with 12V.. it worked (the starter), then put it in the LT80, then NOTHING.. No spark (turns over, but no spark). So then I bought a PDF Service manual. Let the fun began. I tested most of all the Electronics (with ohm meter and volt meter). I was sure all of it worked. So then came the Stator test. I used a ohm meter and it was suppose to read 170 ohms +- 20%, mine was 24.
After a few days, I started just looking on the Internet for parts. Lets just say I went back to craigslist, and found this GREAT DEAL on a newer LT80. Yeah, I sure did not need it. But it was CLEAN and one owner and it was 3 yrs newer then the 2000 LT80 (that I’m working on). Anyway.. lets just say I came home with it (yeah, wife was not happen AGAIN). I sure wish it was the same color, she would have NEVER known..lol yeah, I’m bad. . So, then I put most of the electronics parts from the older 2000 lt80 onto the 2003 lt80 (CDI,COIL, FUSE, RELAYS..ETC you know). Then the newer LT80 started right up. Then I put all the 2003 parts onto the older Lt80..etc and it DID NOT spark at all…. Yeah. I was MAD. Lol. Swapped all arts EXCEPT the Stator/Mag. So then I KNEW it was the stator that is causing my no spark. So, I order a new one and a new Magneto.
Now taking off that Mag was not fun. I bough a cheap $14 puller remover and it came off ( I think it was luck).
Now the FUN part. After taking off the Stator. I see the seal and ball bearing on crank??? Looks like it needs to be replaced. Has many small metal parts near the seal, and the bearing looks like it is missing some balls?? I THINK. The bearings don’t go all around the ring. Maybe missing 5 or so (I did not count).
My questions are;
Do I start parting out the LT80 and selling it. Which I don’t want to.
That would mean the LT80 won and I lost a faxing it.
Do, I order a new bearing????
Do I have to crack the case to replace it???
Or should I just start rebuilding it from ground up? Top end looks good, no marks ( I have not done a compression test) but looks real good.
What are some good sites to buy parts for this LT80, like (full card rebuild kits, petcock value, bearings, seals, gaskets..etc
in these pics does it look like the stator is backwards??? it was on there. I just took it off)
I saw that I should order some KAW parts (Bearing??? Seal) maybe they are better than the org 2000 LT80.
I sure would like to LEARN A LOT more about these LT80. They look like a real popular atv that everyone fixes up..etc that is why I want to give up now.
Can someone help me, stear me in the right direction so that I don’t have to put $1K into this fun project. I just want to fix it, so that I can have a EXTRA lt80 to ride..etc.
I sure with some of you folks lived in Dallas. I would love to learn from the PROs. I hope to get this done now on this website.
Thanks everyone for reading this and helping me out. I like working on projects and looks like I got one now.
Also, any tips on a adjusting the carbs? The new one I did needs a tune up. Also looks like these things have Rev on them. They sure are SLOW… :O)
here are some pics of my project .
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/creativeapps/slideShow/Main.jsp?token=587620153407%3A2071767981&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee
so I fix up the PW50, and the Rap 80 (new sparkpulgs, oil, carb rebuilds, gas..etc) they all work PERFECT.
Now for my Story. So I start troubling shooting the LT. Find out that I needed a start. Man was that hard with out the manual. anyway got it off then hooked it up to 12V.. Nothing. So then I order one. it came in and then i tested it with 12V.. it worked (the starter), then put it in the LT80, then NOTHING.. No spark (turns over, but no spark). So then I bought a PDF Service manual. Let the fun began. I tested most of all the Electronics (with ohm meter and volt meter). I was sure all of it worked. So then came the Stator test. I used a ohm meter and it was suppose to read 170 ohms +- 20%, mine was 24.
After a few days, I started just looking on the Internet for parts. Lets just say I went back to craigslist, and found this GREAT DEAL on a newer LT80. Yeah, I sure did not need it. But it was CLEAN and one owner and it was 3 yrs newer then the 2000 LT80 (that I’m working on). Anyway.. lets just say I came home with it (yeah, wife was not happen AGAIN). I sure wish it was the same color, she would have NEVER known..lol yeah, I’m bad. . So, then I put most of the electronics parts from the older 2000 lt80 onto the 2003 lt80 (CDI,COIL, FUSE, RELAYS..ETC you know). Then the newer LT80 started right up. Then I put all the 2003 parts onto the older Lt80..etc and it DID NOT spark at all…. Yeah. I was MAD. Lol. Swapped all arts EXCEPT the Stator/Mag. So then I KNEW it was the stator that is causing my no spark. So, I order a new one and a new Magneto.
Now taking off that Mag was not fun. I bough a cheap $14 puller remover and it came off ( I think it was luck).
Now the FUN part. After taking off the Stator. I see the seal and ball bearing on crank??? Looks like it needs to be replaced. Has many small metal parts near the seal, and the bearing looks like it is missing some balls?? I THINK. The bearings don’t go all around the ring. Maybe missing 5 or so (I did not count).
My questions are;
Do I start parting out the LT80 and selling it. Which I don’t want to.
That would mean the LT80 won and I lost a faxing it.
Do, I order a new bearing????
Do I have to crack the case to replace it???
Or should I just start rebuilding it from ground up? Top end looks good, no marks ( I have not done a compression test) but looks real good.
What are some good sites to buy parts for this LT80, like (full card rebuild kits, petcock value, bearings, seals, gaskets..etc
in these pics does it look like the stator is backwards??? it was on there. I just took it off)
I saw that I should order some KAW parts (Bearing??? Seal) maybe they are better than the org 2000 LT80.
I sure would like to LEARN A LOT more about these LT80. They look like a real popular atv that everyone fixes up..etc that is why I want to give up now.
Can someone help me, stear me in the right direction so that I don’t have to put $1K into this fun project. I just want to fix it, so that I can have a EXTRA lt80 to ride..etc.
I sure with some of you folks lived in Dallas. I would love to learn from the PROs. I hope to get this done now on this website.
Thanks everyone for reading this and helping me out. I like working on projects and looks like I got one now.
Also, any tips on a adjusting the carbs? The new one I did needs a tune up. Also looks like these things have Rev on them. They sure are SLOW… :O)
here are some pics of my project .
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/creativeapps/slideShow/Main.jsp?token=587620153407%3A2071767981&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee